Shoe and method of making the same



Filed Nov. 25} 1944 SHOE AND METHC'JD OF MAKING THE SAME Patented Sept. 9, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE "SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING 'THE'SAME Fred L. Ayers,'Waltham, Mass.

Application November 25, 1944, Serial No. 565,099

curedtogether.aboutfltheir margins after which a last is forced into'place'between them. To these ends, upper materials and a light innersole are secured together adjacent to their margins at least around the fore part,.and a last is inserted therebetween. Either before or after the insertion of thelast, an elementto which the outer marginal portion of an outersole may be cemented is secured to these margins and then, together with the innersole and upper margins, is inturned. The last being in place, a filler is inserted against the outer face of the innersole inwardly of the in-turned portions, and an outersole is then cemented in position. As the parts to which the outersole is cemented may be substantially wholly inwardly of the inseam securement and beneath the sole face of the last, the outersole may have a very close edge.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of the toe portion of the shoe ready for slip-lasting.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the same showing the last in position,

Figures 3 and 4 are views similar to a portion of Figure 2, but showing the shoe made ready for the outersole and with the outersole applied, respectively.

Figure 5 is a view similar to a portion of Figure 2, but showing a modification.

Figures 6 and 7 are views similar to Figure 4. but showing the construction of Figure 5 and showing close and extended edges of the outersole, respectively.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary cross sectional view through the toe portion of a shoe ready for lasting but showing a further modification.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, but showing the lasting operation completed.

Figure 10 is a View similar to a portion of Figure 4, but showing the upper materials of Figures 8 and 9.

Figures 11 and 12 are views similar to Figure 10, but showing the outersole securing member of Figures 5 and 6, and employing the outer itself in place of such a member, respectively.

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, a light innersole I is secured about its margin as by a line of stitching, and at least around the fore part, to the marginal portion of a shoe upper 2. Also securedito theseimargins isa stripelem'ent-fi which may be secured by the same line of stitching 4 which secures the upper and innersole together. Alast is then forced in between the upper :and innersole, as shown in Figure-2, and-the margins 5 and S of the innersole and upper outwardly of the line of securement, and also the strip 3,.are

turned in beneath the last .and against the innersole,.as shownpartlyeifected i'niFigure 2. The outer facerof the strip.3 is thus downwardly presented and forms :ameans for securing'an outersole I 9 in position (Figures 3 and 4), a filler i i being inserted against the outer face of the innersole l inwardly ofthe'margins 5=and 6 and the stript andfilling the space between the inner and outersoles, the strip-3 being'turned inwardly over the margin of the 'filler as shown inFigure 4:. Since the strip 3 is substantially wholly beneath the sole portion of the shoe, the edge of the outersole It! may be trimmed very close as shown in Figures. The strip 3 may be of any suitable rnaterial which will take cement readily cement bond. The grain face of the strip is then upwardly presented and any portion which may be visible in the finished shoe is thus either the grain face or the cut edge of the strip.

In any case where it may be desired to present entirely the grain face of the securing strip, it may be somewhat wider than shown in Figure 1, as 3a, and its upper or outer edge may be folded back about the line of securement as shown in Figures 5, 6 and '7, so that when the shoe is completed, it shows only the folded grain surface edge E2 of the strip on the outside of the shoe as shown in Figures 6 and 7, and, if desired, the strip, at least over the line of fold, may be colored in contrast to the adjacent parts of the shoe. If this arrangement is used, it may be desired to rough off the lower face of the folded strip where it faces the outersole ID in order that a good bond may be secured therebetween.

In Figures 10 and 11, also, the shoe is shown as provided with a lining as well as an outer, Figures 1 and 2 showing an unlined shoe, and in both Figures 10 and 11 both portions of the upper materials are secured to the inner soleby the stitching 4 in the same manner as the single layer upper shown in Figures 1 and 2, Figure 11 showing the use Of a folded strip 3a as in Figures 5 and 6.

If desired, the securement between the lining and the upper, as by the stitching 4, extends throughout the shank or throughout the shank and heel also, or the shank and heel may be lasted in any other desired manner.

In some cases it may be desired to subject the outer of a lined shoe to a pulling operation. Where this is desired, the lining [5 only ma have its margin secured to the innersole I as shown in Figures 8 and 9. During this operation the outer I6 is left unattached to the innersole. After the shoe has been slip-lasted as shown in Figure 9, the outer 16 may be pulled down into place and secured to the margin of the lining adjacent to its line of securement with the innersole. This may be, for example, by a separate line of stitching H, which may also be employed, if desired, to secure the strip 3 to which the outersole may be cemented either as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, or the strip may be a folded strip 311 such as is shown in Figures 5, 6, 7 or 11.

In place of employing a separate strip 3, the margin if) of the outer materials may be roughened, if necessary, and the outersole cemented directly thereto as shown in Figure 12.

In Figure 6 the shoe is shown with a folded strip 3a and the outersole is trimmed close to the line of fold 12, while in Figure 7, the outersole is shown as projecting somewhat outwardly of the line of fold [2 to produce an extended edge sole.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications might be made with out departing from the spirit or scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. In the method of making a shoe, the steps which comprise securing together the marginal portions of a shoe upper and an innersole and an outersole securing strip at least about the fore part, forcing a last between said upper and innersole, turning said margins inwardly beneath the last applying a filler against the outer face of said innersole inwardly of said margins, turning said .strip inwardly over said filler, and applying and cementing an outersole bridging the filler to the inwardly folded portion of said outersole securing strip.

2. The method of making a shoe which comprises the steps of securing the marginal portion of a shoe upper lining and innersole together at least about the fore part of the shoe, forcing a last between said linin and innersole, pulling the shoe outer over the lining and securing its margin to the margins of said lining and innersole, applying a filler to said innersole inwardly of said margins, and cementing an outersole in position.

3. The method of making a shoe which comprises the steps of securing the marginal portion of a shoe upper lining and innersole together at least about the fore part of the shoe, forcing a last between said lining and innersole, pulling the shoe outer to the lining and securing its margin and an outersole securing strip to the margins of said lining and innersole, and turning all of said margins against said innersole, applying a filler to said innersole inwardly of said margins and said strip against said filler, and cementing an outersole in position to said strip.

FRED L. AYERS.

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